Latest London News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/locations/london-news/rss Nicholas Dawe 2010-09-13T08:29:18Z UCL, Intel and Imperial to create Global Centre for Research in Sustainable Connected Cities http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/240512- UCL, Imperial College London and Intel have announced the launch of the Intel Collaborative Research Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities. The new London-based institute will be Intel’s first research centre and global hub dedicated to exploring how technology can support and sustain the social and economic development of cities worldwide.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-05-24T16:03:02Z Free UCL festival celebrates London and Literature http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/21052012-free-ucl-festival-celebrates-london-and-literature A free one-day festival dedicated to the celebration of London and Literature will give the public an opportunity to listen to and share thoughts with celebrated authors, poets and academics on all things London. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-05-21T10:53:54Z Who stole my milk?: Exploring student homes in London http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/17052012-who-stole-my-milk-student-homes-london In the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, The Geffrye: Museum of the Home and MA students from UCL Institute of Archaeology are investigating shared and private spaces within London’s international student homes.  RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-05-17T11:53:22Z Sainsbury Wellcome Centre: contractor appointed and building work begins http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/17052012-Sainsbury-Wellcome-Centre-contractor-appointment-building-work Building works for a new research centre at UCL will begin later this month, following the formal signing of contracts worth in excess of £70 million with Kier Construction. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-05-16T23:01:00Z Research reveals association between red hair gene and rare birthmarks http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/12052012-red-hair-gene-birthmarks-research Research carried out at the UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital has identified that the gene causing red hair - melanocortin-1-receptor (MC1R) - is more common in children with Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN), a rare form of birthmark. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-05-11T14:13:04Z Five new UCL fellows of Academy of Medical Sciences http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/10052012-new-fellows-academy-medical-sciences Five medical researchers from UCL have been recognised for excellence in medical science by election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-05-10T09:38:34Z UCL gives evidence to House of Lords Select Committee http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/02052012-ucl-evidence-stem-select-committee Professor David Bogle (Head of UCL Graduate School) gave evidence on 24 April to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into higher education in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-05-02T10:18:11Z Bartlett announces £100K in studentships to tackle inequality http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/02052012-100K-studentships-Bartlett-postgraduates The UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment is introducing £100K worth of studentships to encourage postgraduate students from a broader social background to apply. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-05-02T10:00:39Z The Princess Royal visits UCL Institute of Archaeology http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/27042012-princess-royal-visit-archaeology The 75th Anniversary of the UCL Institute of Archaeology has been marked by a visit this week from Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University of London. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-04-27T16:12:02Z Buried Victorian anatomical teaching collection put on display http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/120423-buried-on-campus Buried on Campus, a new exhibition at the Grant Museum of Zoology, displays a selection of bones believed to be part of a Victorian teaching collection that were discovered by construction workers underneath UCL’s Main Quad in 2010. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-04-23T10:30:43Z UCL News podcast – 18 April 2012 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/19042012-UCL-podcast UCL News has launched a new podcast to give you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and research from around UCL every fortnight. Split up into three parts, you can either listen to the podcast all in one go, or save features for later listening.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-04-19T13:22:48Z UCL joins NIHR School for Public Health Research http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/18042012-ucl-joins-nihr-school-for-public-health UCL is one of eight leading academic partners to form the newly established National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Public Health Research (SfPHR) in England. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-04-18T10:44:29Z UCL appoints Phil Harding as new Finance Director http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/02042012-phil-harding-finance-director UCL is pleased to announce that Mr Phil Harding has accepted the post of Director of Finance & Business Affairs. He will take up the role in late June 2012. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-04-04T09:37:15Z Richard Moorhead becomes UCL’s first Chair in Law and Professional Ethics http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1204/02042012-richard-moorhead-joins-ucl-laws Professor Richard Moorhead, a highly-respected voice in legal education and legal aid, has been appointed as the first Chair in Law and Professional Ethics at UCL. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-04-02T12:37:11Z UCL receives £174m HEFCE Grant for 2012-13 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/March2012/29032012-ucl-174million-hefce-grant UCL's HEFCE grant for the financial year 2012-13 has been announced today as £174.3m, representing a reduction of £7.5m (4.1%) on funding for 2011-12. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2012-03-29T14:08:22Z